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one small seed #30: LegoLoop

giu — Fri, 15 May 2015 13:39:39 +0000

LegoLoop is a killer act on the scene — both in Cape Town and Italy — and we had to know what’s behind it. They sure didn’t let us down. Find out more in our 9-minute-long video interview:

one small seed#30: A Face to Face Interview with Paolo Nutini

giu — Fri, 15 May 2015 11:47:08 +0000

Paolo Nutini has millions of views on YouTube and has played with the Rolling Stones, but doesn’t even know the password to his Twitter account. ‘It’s all about the music, man,’ he tells us. Get to know him better in our face-to-face interview:

On a Wire with UNKLE’s co-founder

one small seed — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:39:14 +0000

‘I think it’s a dramatic shake up that’s happening. It’s interesting times for artists now.’ – James Lavelle, 2011. Ernst Lass, our designer at the time, had a conference call with the voice of UNKLE. Discover more about James Lavelle in this interview, featured in our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA. RIP Gavin Clark

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The Story behind “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”

one small seed — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:40:24 +0000

We interview the Hollywood icon, Melvin “Block” Van Peebles, who many have called ‘the godfather of modern black cinema’ because of his controversial 1970 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”

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Crazier than Hunter S. Thompson?

one small seed — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:59:44 +0000

Our ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed, in partnership with PUMA, features a rare interview with the legendary Gonzo artist and cartoonist Ralph Steadman. In it he shares (among many other anecdotes): ‘”Rolling Stone” co-founder Jann Wenner agreed that I was crazier than Hunter. Oh Dear’

Q: What did you and Hunter listen to in the car?

Hunter always drove and chose the music. We both liked Jim Morrison.

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P.S: If you come across this Ralph, thank you so much. What a privilege it was speaking to you. And here’s to all us ‘crazy’ ones. Sarah Claire XXX

PUMA X ALIFE S/S ’15 COLLECTION & Bobbito Garcia Q&A

one small seed — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:11:59 +0000

Part of the ‘Best Of’ Ten Years one small seed Issue, in partnership with PUMA. Through the release of their highly anticipated collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2015, PUMA rekindles its partnership with New York lifestyle concept ALIFE. Also read an interview Bobbito Garcia, whose relationship with PUMA goes all the way back to the ’70s.

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Win tickets to the #ShowTekSA Tour in Cape Town!

one small seed — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:37:09 +0000

Presented by Electric Music, the Dutch duo – Showtek – will be back coming to SA for on 10 April for a one-day only event at Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town. We’re giving away four early bird tickets (currently worth R250 each, but take note these will be increased to R350). Read on to see how to win!

Electric has revealed the full line-up… It includes local favourites such as the indomitable Pascal & Pearce, the legendary Dean Fuel and the rising star – Chris Taylor – all of whom are renowned for their ability to take a party to the next level. Coupled with the “We Like to Party” masters, this party is going to be hard to beat.

Showtek recently said:

We live in exciting times. The dance music revolution is happening right here and Showtek is committed to leading the charge with a sound that is always pushing forward – always riding on the cutting edge…

COMPETITION – HOW TO WIN

To win one of four single tickets to ‘Electric Presents Showtek SA Tour – Shimmy Beach Club, Cape Town’ on 10 April, then follow these THREE steps.

Like both one small seed AND Electric Music on Facebook

Join the Electric Presents Showtek SA Tour – Shimmy Beach Club, Cape Town event on Facebook

Follow both @electricmusicsa and @onesmallseedSA on Twitter, and Tweet a link to this post, making sure you use the hash tag #ShowtekSA

Deadline:
The winners will be announced Monday 6 April 2015 via our Twitter account (we’ll add a comment below, letting you know the announcement has been made entries are closed!)

A throwback to some some earlier Showtek sounds…

“Best Of” Issue | one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04

one small seed — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:51:37 +0000

The best of our 10 years in independent publishing has been curated in this epic edition… Welcome to one small seed magazine / issue 29 / digital 04. Going through the pages of 25 print magazines and our three digital issues to select the content has left us smiling, laughing, lingering and certainly remembering–and we have no doubt it’ll do the same for you!

Making use of our digital magazine features, we have been able to breathe new life to previous print content – and everything has truly come together, just how we always envisioned! Please take your time to go through this magazine (all at once or a little bit each day) as a lot of work went into producing every edition and every page, since we first launched in 2005. This issue is a superlative balance of content, comprising of traditional and contemporary art, photography, fashion editorials, exclusive interviews, videos, feature articles, music, and the best of one small seed TV.

So, without further ado…

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‘Anonymous’ says “fuck you” to Kanye West. A must-watch!

one small seed — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:52:53 +0000

‘Anonymous’ says “fuck you” to Kanye West. Watch the video!

Watch:

RIP Aaron Swartz

Nick Cave and his Dancing Suits

one small seed — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:00:04 +0000

We see with our eyes, listen with our ears, smell with our nose and feel with our body. Issue 24 – ”Listen to my Colour & Look at my Sound” is all about understanding spaces and sounds on completely different levels. On a similar level however, we have Nick Cave’s amazing sound suits to awake and satisfy all of your senses.

Our senses are in undeniable relationship with each other and to intensify our experiences we are able to use our senses in less acquainted ways. This is something Nick Cave understood perfectly while creating the remarkable sound suits.

The suits are both stand -alone works of sculpture but are also used in active performance pieces. They cover the whole body, erasing the identity of the wearer. Thus, the soundsuits can be understood as coats of armer, shielding Cave from the day to day prejudice he encounters as an African American man and facilitating a transformation into an invented realm of vibrant associations and meanings. The suits seek us to connect with the environment by becoming vessels of transformation, beg us top pay attention and dream of a different future.

Nick cave:

I think about these as second skins, or a barrier, a space that protects me from the outer world … erasing gender and forcing the viewer to come face-to-face with the unfamiliar.

An absolute delight for the eye, the suits are made of several materials and objects, turning the ordinary in unordinary , like dyed human hair, buttons, beads, recycled materials, sequins, feathers, baskets, iron sticks, twigs old socks and even ceramic bids. Imagine the incredible sound of these entirely different textures striking against and towards each other while wearing it and moving it around in space. It creates a mad, humorous, visionary, glamorous and unexpected effect that shakes up our vision.

His solo exhibition – For Now – was an open playground of soundsuits, dancers leaping around exuberantly, a swirl of color and swishing hair… Here’s a short video that gives life to these words…